Month: January 2014
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So Money – An Oral History of “Swingers” – Loved this. It should have been subtitled: “Why Kris Had to Suffer through a Lot of College Parties Where Drunk Theater Majors Tried to Swing Dance.”
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Shared today on Instagram: For the record, the alarm was still going at 8am.
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Holy crap. Jacques Pepin debones a whole chicken in less than ten minutes, with only a couple cuts of the knife! It’s like a magic trick.
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Shared today on Instagram: I got waylaid on my way home.
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Happy Belated THIRTEENTH Blog Birthday to me!I’ve been feeling terribly guilty over the fact that I blew right past this year’s blog anniversary. I just looked back at last year though, and I totally didn’t post anything then either! We’d just gotten back from our trip to the States, and I guess it just slipped…
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Chemistry of Cast Iron Seasoning: A Science-Based How-To – For the Snook. I wanted to buy a cast iron skillet recently, but he thinks they’re overrated and useless.
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Shared today on Instagram: A dress in a day! Another Colette Laurel, my fastest sewing project ever. Edited to add: A few months ago I spotted this cotton sateen at Spotlight* and knew I had to have it. It’s so wild though that I didn’t want to go too crazy with the dress. I’ve worn…
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Up Your Cocktail Game… With Smoke! Plus 5 Easy Recipes | Steven Raichlen – For the Snook.
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My Mother’s Lover – Lovely, true, amazingly human longform journalism piece about families, war, love, and owning your own scars. I teared up at the end. Recommended.
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Shared today on Instagram: Dr. Worm is making pastry for our guests tomorrow. 🙂